How much money approximately has Andrea Silbert and the CW&E given away to people to start businesses and hire people?Is this money free? Is there payback expected of any of these funds? If so - how much of the money given away by … [Read more...]
Archives for June 14, 2006
Gabs radio ads – listener reviews?
I listen to Sox on WEEI and Gabs has a pretty big ad buy there. Gabs tells that he doesn't have gimmicks but really wants to govern - won't use the job as a launching pad for higher office. Specific proposals:1. multiyear … [Read more...]
Mike Dukakis, this one’s for you.
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, left, and White House Counselor Dan Barlett, ride in a military helicopter wearing helmets and flak jackets for a trip from Baghdad International Airport to U.S. Embassy in the Greenzone Tuesday, June … [Read more...]
Is Governor’s Race Tightening Between Reilly and Gabrielli in Reilly’s Mind?
"...I am going to spend the next five months traveling this state, talking to regular families about the need for new, proven leadership to get this state moving again and to make a real difference in their lives. I've been fighting on the … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey’s Own Goal
In an Op-Ed piece in yesterday's Globe regressive candidate Kerry Healey proposed wringing $200 million out of the state pension program through a variety of expedients including establishing a 501(k) program for state employees. The … [Read more...]
Why is it so hard to form a Democratic position on Iraq?
Problems: huge sums of money lost to the war and corruption (much like everything bush does), both soldier and civilian casualties, instability in the Middle East which pushes up oil prices.Cause: poor management on the part of the bush … [Read more...]
Mid-week backblog
'Round the horn we go ...Remember that pesky personal mandate? Greater Boston Interfaith Organization has been doing some listening sessions with not-so-wealthy folks who are likely to be hit with the "buy health insurance or else" part of … [Read more...]
A Proven Record of Job Creation
Here's the Andrea Silbert record:14,000 jobs created.$400 million in annual tax revenues generated every year.Check out a video bio here to see how she's helped people all across Massachusetts, and indeed the world.Without Andrea Silbert's … [Read more...]
Guest post now up at Liberal Oasis
It's about the Dems and Iraq -- something that's been bugging me for a long time, actually. Here's the link. … [Read more...]
The real deal
So Iâve been hearing a lot of talk around these parts about who is actually the most progressive candidate in the LG race. Progressive politicians are the ones who advocate social, political and economic reform. These are the people who … [Read more...]